1. A private conversation between two people
   "The diplomats held a tête-à-tête to discuss sensitive matters"
    
2. Small sofa that seats two people
   "The couple cuddled on the tête-à-tête while watching a movie";
   - love seat, loveseat, vis-à-vis

1. Involving two persons; intimately private
   "a tête-à-tête supper";
   - head-to-head

1. Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy
   "They discussed their future tête-à-tête"

Derived forms: tête-à-têtes

See also: private

Type of: chesterfield [Cdn], conversation, convo [Austral, informal], couch, lounge, sofa

Encyclopedia: Tête-à-tête